The bake shop / Amy Clipston.

Title :

The bake shop

Author:

Clipston, Amy,

Format:

Books

Summary:

Christiana Kurtz loves to bake, but when her bake stand becomes too busy, her mother encourages her to move her business to the local market. Her new bake shop becomes so inundated with customers that the line blocks the leather and woodcraft shop next door, which is run by Jeffrey Stoltzfus. When Jeffrey complains that her stand is driving away business due to the lines, she complains to him that his personalization machine smells. Though their relationship starts off on bad footing, they eventually forge a friendship. When Christiana's father makes a surprise visit to the market, he is upset to find that Jeffrey uses the building's electricity to personalize his items. He tells Christiana that Jeffrey is too modern for her, and she's forbidden from dating him. Christiana is crushed, but she knows she must obey her father. With the odds against them and unforeseen events putting the marketplace in jeopardy, Christiana and Jeff wonder if their circumstances will ever change for the better--and if their businesses, and their relationship, can ever be saved. But how can two young friends set their feelings aside and trust in God's plans for the future?

Language:

English

ISBN - ISSN:

9780310356387

0310356385

9780310098836

0310098831

Physical Description:

xvii, 312 pages ; 22 cm.

General Note:

Includes discussion questions.

Subject:

Man-woman relationships -- Fiction.

Amish -- Fiction.

Bakers -- Fiction.

Lancaster County (Pa.) -- Fiction.

Christian fiction.

Love stories.

Romance fiction.

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Summary

The first installment of Amy Clipston's bestselling Amish Marketplace series! Cakes, pies, and a tender romance await you in The Bake Shop.

Christiana Kurtz loves to bake, but when her bake stand becomes too busy, her mother encourages her to move her business to the local market. Her new bake shop is an instant success, but it becomes so inundated with customers that the line blocks the leather and woodcraft shop next door. The shop's owner, Jeff Stoltzfus, catches Christiana's attention at first glance with his dark brown eyes and sad expression, and she longs to know more about him.

After a series of mishaps and Jeff's complaints that her stand is driving away his business due to the lines, their relationship begins rockily. Drawn to each other despite themselves, Jeff and Christiana forge a friendship that begins to deepen, and Jeff slowly begins to trust her with the painful secrets of his past.

When Christiana's father makes a surprise visit to the market, he is upset to find that Jeff uses the building's electricity to personalize his items. He tells Christiana that Jeff is too modern for her, and she's forbidden from dating him. Christiana is crushed, but she knows she must obey her father.

When Jeff's shop catches fire one day, he puts the entire market in jeopardy--including Christiana's bake shop, but she can't deny how she feels about him despite his mistakes. Though the odds are against them, can the two young people find a way to rebuild both their businesses and their relationship

Sweet, inspirational Amish romance Full-length novel (85,000 words) First book in Amy Clipston's Amish Marketplace series Includes discussion questions for book clubs

Author Notes

Amy Clipson has lived in New Jersey and Virginia. She now lives in North Carolina with her husband, Joe, and their two sons, Zac and Matt, and her mother, Lola.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (1)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Clipston (Room on the Porch Swing) begins her Amish Marketplace series with this pleasing story of love and competition set in Lancaster County, Pa. Christiana Kurtz is thrilled at the prospect of moving her popular bake stand to the market where the other Amish sell their goods, seeing it as a haven from her father's strict rules. At 25, Christiana is content in her singleness and focused on her business. When she meets Jeff, the handsome Amish man running the leather booth next to hers, she befriends him but is confused by his moodiness. As she tries to understand Jeff, she falls in love with him, despite her fear of relationships. Jeff, left at the altar a year before, has only begun to lift out of his depression when he meets Christiana. When Jeff starts to fall for Christiana, his fear of rejection makes him wonder if pursuing a relationship is actually a good idea. As they both begin to overcome their fears, the strictures of Amish society and Christiana's father's objections to Jeff's modern ways threaten to to derail their chances. This sweet tale will please fans of Clipston's wholesome Amish romances. (Nov.)